Sure you can ask:
"Can I ask why you take offense at the other term?"
As my mentor and personal friend the late John McSherry said:
I have a (deleted) name . . . not some (deleted) Southern California (deleted) lazy a$$ed reference . . . I would never (deleted) call a player green, or white, or yellow because of a (deleted) uniform color.
I have a name, (deleted) USE IT!
I correct players and coaches who use the term. In my opinion it is derogitory as it turns me into a commodity.
Regards,
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